American novelist of techno-thriller espionage.
The Tribeca film festival marks 50 years since Taxi Driver’s release. Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster and Paul Schrader gather to reflect on the film’s loneliness and its relevance to today’s digital isolation. Schrader calls the screenplay “like a razor blade,” while Foster notes the antihero’s enduring pull and the film’s shock of its time.
Claude Guillemot, co-founder of Ubisoft, has died at 69 in a plane crash near La Baule, France. He and another passenger were killed. Ubisoft confirms his death and European authorities are investigating the crash.